LONDON ¨C Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the U.K.¡¯s opposition Labour Party, asked rival parties to support him as prime minister in a coalition to block Boris Johnson¡¯s government from pursuing a ¡°no-deal¡± Brexit.
Corbyn wrote to other political parties¡¯ leaders and rebels in the Conservative Party Wednesday, seeking support in a vote of no confidence in the government. He said that if that was successful, they should make him caretaker prime minister so he could delay Brexit and call a general election. Corbyn¡¯s overture was welcomed by the Scottish National Party, but rejected by the Liberal Democrats and the Welsh nationalists of Plaid Cymru.
Johnson has said he¡¯s committed to delivering Brexit ¡°do or die¡± on Oct. 31, without an agreement if necessary ¡ª a scenario economists say would harm the economy. Members of Parliament seeking to prevent it have floated plans including replacing Johnson¡¯s government with a cross-party ¡°government of national unity¡± to seek a Brexit delay.
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